Μαρία Τράκα

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Μαρία Τράκα is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Μαρία Τράκα has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 9 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Μαρία Τράκα's work include Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (30 papers), Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (9 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Μαρία Τράκα is often cited by papers focused on Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (30 papers), Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (9 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Μαρία Τράκα collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Μαρία Τράκα's co-authors include Richard Mithen, Nathalie Juge, Antonietta Melchini, Brian Popko, Domna Karagogeos, Shikha Saha, Betty Soliven, Stephen D. Miller, Joseph R. Podojil and Jeffrey L. Dupree and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Genes & Development and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Μαρία Τράκα

65 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular basis for chemoprevention by sulforaphane: a co... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Molecular basis for chemoprevention by sulforaphane: a comprehensive review
    2007 549 citations Nathalie Juge, Richard Mithen et al. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Μαρία Τράκα United Kingdom 30 2.3k 738 459 339 305 66 3.3k
Chao Guo China 38 2.4k 1.0× 505 0.7× 109 0.2× 382 1.1× 125 0.4× 162 4.6k
Takumi Satoh Japan 35 2.2k 0.9× 247 0.3× 391 0.9× 305 0.9× 381 1.2× 71 3.6k
Jason G. Wood United States 17 2.8k 1.2× 414 0.6× 129 0.3× 233 0.7× 335 1.1× 21 6.4k
Norimichi Nakahata Japan 37 1.7k 0.7× 561 0.8× 696 1.5× 504 1.5× 101 0.3× 184 4.1k
Tina Ting-Xia Dong Hong Kong 36 1.7k 0.7× 467 0.6× 100 0.2× 158 0.5× 195 0.6× 136 3.4k
Konrad T. Howitz United States 15 2.6k 1.1× 334 0.5× 145 0.3× 226 0.7× 401 1.3× 17 6.6k
Daniel A. Linseman United States 37 2.4k 1.1× 183 0.2× 96 0.2× 692 2.0× 242 0.8× 87 4.3k
Shih‐Ching Lo United States 14 2.5k 1.1× 218 0.3× 203 0.4× 416 1.2× 80 0.3× 18 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Μαρία Τράκα

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Fields of papers citing papers by Μαρία Τράκα

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Μαρία Τράκα

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All Works

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Defernez, Marianne, et al.. (2025). S‐Methyl Methanethiosulfonate, the Main Human Metabolite of S‐Methyl‐L‐Cysteine Sulfoxide, Alters Energy Metabolism in Prostate Cancer Cells. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 69(8). e70008–e70008. 1 indexed citations
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Saha, Shikha, et al.. (2023). Sulforaphane rewires central metabolism to support antioxidant response and achieve glucose homeostasis. Redox Biology. 67. 102878–102878. 15 indexed citations
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Elbaz, Benayahu, Lite Yang, Sara Isaac, et al.. (2022). Sensory neurons display cell-type-specific vulnerability to loss of neuron-glia interactions. Cell Reports. 40(3). 111130–111130. 13 indexed citations
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Harwood, Wendy, Tom Lawrenson, Penny Hundleby, et al.. (2021). CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Gene Editing of MYB28 Genes Impair Glucoraphanin Accumulation of Brassica oleracea in the Field. The CRISPR Journal. 4(3). 416–426. 27 indexed citations
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Τράκα, Μαρία, et al.. (2020). Maintaining and updating food composition datasets for multiple users and novel technologies: Current challenges from a UK perspective. Nutrition Bulletin. 45(2). 230–240. 21 indexed citations
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Τράκα, Μαρία, Antonietta Melchini, Shikha Saha, et al.. (2019). Transcriptional changes in prostate of men on active surveillance after a 12-mo glucoraphanin-rich broccoli intervention—results from the Effect of Sulforaphane on prostate CAncer PrEvention (ESCAPE) randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 109(4). 1133–1144. 84 indexed citations
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Mills, Robert, et al.. (2019). Plant Bioactives and the Prevention of Prostate Cancer: Evidence from Human Studies. Nutrients. 11(9). 2245–2245. 27 indexed citations
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Davidson, Rose K., Sarah M. Gardner, Orla J. Jupp, et al.. (2017). Isothiocyanates are detected in human synovial fluid following broccoli consumption and can affect the tissues of the knee joint. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 3398–3398. 25 indexed citations
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Τράκα, Μαρία, Shikha Saha, Stanislav Kopřiva, et al.. (2013). Genetic regulation of glucoraphanin accumulation in Beneforté® broccoli. New Phytologist. 198(4). 1085–1095. 92 indexed citations
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Τράκα, Μαρία, Kathleen J. Millen, Devon T. Collins, et al.. (2013). WDR81 Is Necessary for Purkinje and Photoreceptor Cell Survival. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(16). 6834–6844. 23 indexed citations
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Τράκα, Μαρία, Caroline A Spinks, Joanne F. Doleman, et al.. (2010). The dietary isothiocyanate sulforaphane modulates gene expression and alternative gene splicing in a PTEN null preclinical murine model of prostate cancer. Molecular Cancer. 9(1). 189–189. 42 indexed citations
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Melchini, Antonietta, Chiara Costa, Μαρία Τράκα, et al.. (2009). Erucin, a new promising cancer chemopreventive agent from rocket salads, shows anti-proliferative activity on human lung carcinoma A549 cells. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 47(7). 1430–1436. 67 indexed citations
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Τράκα, Μαρία, Amy V. Gasper, Antonietta Melchini, et al.. (2008). Broccoli Consumption Interacts with GSTM1 to Perturb Oncogenic Signalling Pathways in the Prostate. PLoS ONE. 3(7). e2568–e2568. 122 indexed citations
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Gasper, Amy V., Μαρία Τράκα, J. Richard Bacon, et al.. (2007). Consuming Broccoli Does Not Induce Genes Associated with Xenobiotic Metabolism and Cell Cycle Control in Human Gastric Mucosa. Journal of Nutrition. 137(7). 1718–1724. 52 indexed citations
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Juge, Nathalie, Richard Mithen, & Μαρία Τράκα. (2007). Molecular basis for chemoprevention by sulforaphane: a comprehensive review. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 64(9). 1105–1127. 549 indexed citations breakdown →
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Τράκα, Μαρία, et al.. (2007). APOLIPOPROTEIN E PHENOTYPE IN DEMENTED PATIENTS IN GREEK POPULATION. International Journal of Neuroscience. 118(1). 163–172. 2 indexed citations
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Τράκα, Μαρία, Kevin L. Seburn, & Brian Popko. (2006). Nmf11 is a novel ENU-induced mutation in the mouse glycine receptor alpha 1 subunit. Mammalian Genome. 17(9). 950–955. 14 indexed citations
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Τράκα, Μαρία, Jeffrey L. Dupree, Brian Popko, & Domna Karagogeos. (2002). The Neuronal Adhesion Protein TAG-1 Is Expressed by Schwann Cells and Oligodendrocytes and Is Localized to the Juxtaparanodal Region of Myelinated Fibers. Journal of Neuroscience. 22(8). 3016–3024. 109 indexed citations
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Τράκα, Μαρία, et al.. (2001). Enhanced sports broadcasting by means of augmented reality in MPEG-4. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 5 indexed citations

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